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Author Chaves, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Farias, G.A.; Milošević, M.V.
  Title Vortex-vortex interaction in bulk superconductors : Ginzburg-Landau theory Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 83 Issue (down) 5 Pages 054516-054516,14
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The vortex-vortex interaction potential in bulk superconductors is calculated within the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory and is obtained from a numerical solution of a set of two coupled nonlinear GL differential equations for the vector potential and the superconducting order parameter, where the merger of vortices into a giant vortex is allowed. Further, the interaction potentials between a vortex and a giant vortex and between a vortex and an antivortex are obtained for both type-I and type-II superconductors. Our numerical results agree asymptotically with the analytical expressions for large intervortex separations that are available in the literature. We propose empirical expressions valid over the full interaction range, which are fitted to our numerical data for different values of the GL parameter.
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  Language Wos 000287712100009 Publication Date 2011-02-25
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 31 Open Access
  Notes ; Discussions with J. S. Andrade Jr. and A. A. Moreira are gratefully acknowledged. This work was financially supported by CNPq, under Contract No. NanoBioEstruturas 555183/2005-0, PRONEX/FUNCAP, CAPES, the Bilateral programme between Flanders and Brazil, the collaborative project CNPq-FWO-Vl, the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88805 Serial 3899
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Author Castelano, L.K.; Hai, G.-Q.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Artificial molecular quantum rings: spin density functional theory calculations Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 74 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045313,1-5
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000239426800075 Publication Date 2006-07-18
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 24 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2006 IF: 3.107
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:60089 Serial 154
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Author Rønnow, T.F.; Pedersen, T.G.; Partoens, B.
  Title Biexciton binding energy in fractional dimensional semiconductors Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 85 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045412-045412,7
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Biexcitons in fractional dimensional spaces are studied using variational quantum Monte Carlo. We investigate the biexciton binding energy as a function of the electron-hole mass fraction sigma as well as study the dimensional dependence of biexcitons for sigma = 0 and sigma = 1. As our first application of this model we treat the H(2) molecule in two and three dimensions. Next we investigate biexcitons in carbon nanotubes within the fractional dimensional model. To this end we find a relation between the nanotube radius and the effective dimension. The results of both applications are compared with results obtained using different models and we find a reasonable agreement. Within the fractional dimensional model we find that the biexciton binding energy in carbon nanotubes accurately scales as E(B)(r,epsilon) = 1280 meV angstrom/(r epsilon), as a function of radius r and the dielectric screening epsilon.
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  Language Wos 000298922200008 Publication Date 2012-01-06
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 21 Open Access
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:96234 Serial 231
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Author Milton Pereira, J.; Mlinar, V.; Peeters, F.M.; Vasilopoulos, P.
  Title Confined states and direction-dependent transmission in graphene quantum wells Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 74 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045424,1-5
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000239426800116 Publication Date 2006-07-25
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 212 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2006 IF: 3.107
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:60091 Serial 484
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Author Peelaers, H.; Partoens, B.; Giantomassi, M.; Rangel, T.; Goossens, E.; Rignanese, G.-M.; Gonze, X.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Convergence of quasiparticle band structures of Si and Ge nanowires in the GW approximation and the validity of scissor shifts Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 83 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045306-045306,6
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Starting from fully converged density-functional theory calculations, the quasiparticle corrections are calculated for different sized Si and Ge nanowires using the GW approximation. The effectiveness of recently developed techniques in speeding up the convergence of the quasiparticle calculations is demonstrated. The complete quasiparticle band structures are also obtained using an interpolation technique based on maximallylocalized Wannier functions. From the quasiparticle results, we assess the correctness of the commonly applied scissor-shift correction. Dispersion changes are observed, which are also reflected in changes in the effective band masses calculated taking into account quasiparticle corrections.
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  Language Wos 000286771400004 Publication Date 2011-01-21
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 18 Open Access
  Notes ; We are grateful to Yann Pouillon for valuable technical support with the build system of ABINIT, related to the WANNIER90 library. This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and by the Interuniversity Attraction Poles Program (P6/42)-Belgian State-Belgian Science Policy. X. G. and G.-M. R. acknowledge funding from the EU's 7th Framework Programme through the ETSF I3 e-Infrastructure project (Grant No. 211956), the Communaute francaise de Belgique through the Action de Recherche Concertee 07/12-003 “Nanosystemes hybrides metal-organiques,” and the Wallon Region Project No. 816849 “ European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility” (WALL ETSF). M. G. acknowledges funding from the FRFC Project No. 2.4.589.09.F. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:86905 Serial 510
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Author Anisimovas, E.; Tavernier, M.B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Electron-vortex separation in quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 77 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045327,1-4
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000252863100097 Publication Date 2008-01-24
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 3 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:67888 Serial 993
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Author Ramos, A.C.A.; Chaves, A.; Farias, G.A.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Electronic states above a helium film suspended on a ring-shaped substrate Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 77 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045415,1-6
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000252863100117 Publication Date 2008-01-18
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 4 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:67889 Serial 1006
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Author Couet, S.; Peelaers, H.; Trekels, M.; Houben, K.; Petermann, C.; Hu, M.Y.; Zhao, J.Y.; Bi, W.; Alp, E.E.; Menéndez, E.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.; Van Bael, M.J.; Vantomme, A.; Temst, K.;
  Title Interplay between lattice dynamics and superconductivity in Nb3Sn thin films Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 88 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045437-7
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We investigate the link between superconductivity and atomic vibrations in Nb3Sn films with a thickness ranging from 10 to 50 nm. The challenge of measuring the phonon density of states (PDOS) of these films has been tackled by employing the technique of nuclear inelastic scattering by Sn-119 isotopes to reveal the Sn-partial phonon density of states. With the support of ab initio calculations, we evaluate the effect of reduced film thickness on the PDOS. This approach allows us to estimate the changes in superconducting critical temperature T-c induced by phonon confinement, which turned out to be limited to a few tenths of K. The presented method is successful for the Nb3Sn system and paves the way for more systematic studies of the role of phonon confinement in Sn-containing superconductors.
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  Language Wos 000322529900004 Publication Date 2013-07-27
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 5 Open Access
  Notes ; The authors would like to cordially thank Dr. Rudolf Ruffer from the nuclear resonant scattering group of the ESRF for the support and gratefully acknowledge the ESRF for providing beamtime for the preliminary phonon study. S. C., K. H., and E. M. thank the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) for their personal fellowship. This work was supported by FWO-Vl, the Methusalem program of the Flemish government, and the Concerted Research Action program (GOA/09/ 006) and (GOA/14/007). Use of the Advanced Photon Source, an Office of Science User Facility operated for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science by Argonne National Laboratory, was supported by the U.S. DOE under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109801 Serial 1702
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Author Nguyen, N.T.T.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Magnetic field dependence of the many-electron statis in a magnetic quantum dot: the ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic transition Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 78 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045321,1-13
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000258190400078 Publication Date 2008-07-25
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 41 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:70560 Serial 1870
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Author Neek-Amal, M.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Nanoengineered nonuniform strain in graphene using nanopillars Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 86 Issue (down) 4 Pages 041405
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Recent experiments showed that nonuniform strain can be produced by depositing graphene over pillars. We employed atomistic calculations to study the nonuniform strain and the induced pseudomagnetic field in graphene on top of nanopillars. By decreasing the distance between the nanopillars a complex distribution for the pseudomagnetic field can be generated. Furthermore, we performed tight-binding calculations of the local density of states (LDOS) by using the relaxed graphene configuration obtained from atomistic calculations. We find that the quasiparticle LDOS are strongly modified near the pillars, both at low energies showing sublattice polarization and at high energies showing shifts of the van Hove singularity. Our study shows that changing the specific pattern of the nanopillars allows us to create a desired shape of the pseudomagnetic field profile while the LDOS maps provide an input for experimental verification by scanning tunneling microscopy.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000306313900001 Publication Date 2012-07-14
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 51 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-V1) and the EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100765 Serial 2255
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Author Verberck, B.; Michel, K.H.
  Title Nanotube field and orientational properties of C70 molecules in carbon nanotubes Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 75 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045419,1-14
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The orientation of a C(70) fullerene molecule encapsulated in a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) depends on the tube radius. First we confirm that chirality effects do not affect the orientation as well by comparing discrete atomistic calculations with the results of a continuous tube approximation for a variety of SWCNTs. The molecular and the tube symmetry are exploited by using symmetry-adapted rotator functions. We accurately determine the optimal molecular orientation as a function of the tube radius; for low (less than or similar to 7 A) and high (greater than or similar to 7.2 A) tube radii, lying and standing molecular orientations are recovered, respectively. In between, we observe a transition regime. In addition, we consider off-axis positions. We perform a one-dimensional liquid description of a chain of on-axis C(70) molecules inside a SWCNT. All results agree well with recent x-ray diffraction experiments.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000243895600128 Publication Date 2007-01-17
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 23 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:63752 Serial 2280
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Author Verberck, B.; Michel, K.H.
  Title Nanotube field of C60 molecules in carbon nanotubes: atomistic versus continuous approach Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 74 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045421,1-14
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000239426800113 Publication Date 2006-07-22
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 31 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2006 IF: 3.107
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:60090 Serial 2281
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Author Verberck, B.
  Title Orientational properties of C70 and C80 fullerenes in carbon nanotubes Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 83 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045405-045405,8
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We present energy calculations of a C80 molecule with D5d symmetry encapsulated in a carbon nanotube. The approximation of a continuous tube rather than a rolled-up graphene sheet, justified by comparison with atomistic calculations, allows an expansion of the energy field into symmetry-adapted rotator functions. For a given tube radius R, we observe a strong dependence of the interaction energy on the molecular tilt angle and on the molecules lateral position in the tube. We observe a transition from on-axis lying orientations to tilted orientations at R1≈6.95 Å and a subsequent transition to standing orientations at R2≈7.6 Å. For tube radii larger than R3≈8.0 Å, the molecule starts to occupy off-axis positions and assumes a lying orientation. Results are compared to the case of C70 molecules, with D5h symmetry. Our findings are consistent with recent high-resolution transmission electron microscopy measurements and are relevant for the design of new materials with tunable electronic properties.
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  Language Wos 000286770600010 Publication Date 2011-01-20
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 6 Open Access
  Notes ; The author gratefully acknowledges discussions with A. V. Nikolaev and K. H. Michel. This work was financially supported by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2011 IF: 3.691
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:88911 Serial 2520
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Author Bousige, C.; Rols, S.; Paineau, E.; Rouziere, S.; Mocuta, C.; Verberck, B.; Wright, J.P.; Kataura, H.; Launois, P.
  Title Progressive melting in confined one-dimensional C60 chains Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 86 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045446
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract C-60 fullerenes confined inside single-walled carbon nanotubes form an archetypal one-dimensional system. X-ray diffraction experiments, from room temperature to 1073 K, reveal an increasing melting phenomenon. Detailed analysis of the sawtooth peak characteristic of the fullerene organization allows the quantitative determination of fluctuations in intermolecular distances. The present results validate the predictions of one-dimensional statistical models.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000306925300007 Publication Date 2012-08-01
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited Open Access
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100835 Serial 2726
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Author Zarenia, M.; Pereira, J.M.; Chaves, A.; Peeters, F.M.; Farias, G.A.
  Title Simplified model for the energy levels of quantum rings in single layer and bilayer graphene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 81 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045431,1-045431,9
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  Abstract Within a minimal model, we present analytical expressions for the eigenstates and eigenvalues of carriers confined in quantum rings in monolayer and bilayer graphene. The calculations were performed in the context of the continuum model by solving the Dirac equation for a zero width ring geometry, i.e., by freezing out the carrier radial motion. We include the effect of an external magnetic field and show the appearance of Aharonov-Bohm oscillations and of a nonzero gap in the spectrum. Our minimal model gives insight on the energy spectrum of graphene-based quantum rings and models different aspects of finite width rings.
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  Language Wos 000277186000010 Publication Date 2010-01-29
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 76 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), the Belgian Science Policy (IAP), the Bilateral program between Flanders and Brazil, and the Brazilian Council for Research (CNPq). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:82866 Serial 3005
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Author Sahin, H.; Sivek, J.; Li, S.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Stone-Wales defects in silicene : formation, stability, and reactivity of defect sites Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 88 Issue (down) 4 Pages 045434-45436
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract During the synthesis of ultrathin materials with hexagonal lattice structure Stone-Wales (SW) type of defects are quite likely to be formed and the existence of such topological defects in the graphenelike structures results in dramatic changes of their electronic and mechanical properties. Here we investigate the formation and reactivity of such SW defects in silicene. We report the energy barrier for the formation of SW defects in freestanding (similar to 2.4 eV) and Ag(111)-supported (similar to 2.8 eV) silicene and found it to be significantly lower than in graphene (similar to 9.2 eV). Moreover, the buckled nature of silicene provides a large energy barrier for the healing of the SW defect and therefore defective silicene is stable even at high temperatures. Silicene with SW defects is semiconducting with a direct band gap of 0.02 eV and this value depends on the concentration of defects. Furthermore, nitrogen substitution in SW-defected silicene shows that the defect lattice sites are the least preferable substitution locations for the N atoms. Our findings show the easy formation of SW defects in silicene and also provide a guideline for band gap engineering in silicene-based materials through such defects.
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  Language Wos 000322113300007 Publication Date 2013-07-23
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 93 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem foundation of the Flemish government. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure), and HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA) a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center (VSC), which is funded by the Hercules foundation. H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus Marie Curie Fellowship. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109805 Serial 3162
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Author Costamagna, S.; Neek-Amal, M.; Los, J.H.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Thermal rippling behavior of graphane Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 86 Issue (down) 4 Pages 041408-4
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  Abstract Thermal fluctuations of single layer hydrogenated graphene (graphane) are investigated using large scale atomistic simulations. By analyzing the mean square value of the height fluctuations < h(2)> and the height-height correlation function H(q) for different system sizes and temperatures, we show that hydrogenated graphene is an unrippled system in contrast to graphene. The height fluctuations are bounded, which is confirmed by a H(q) tending to a constant in the long wavelength limit instead of showing the characteristic scaling law q(4-eta)(eta similar or equal to 0.85) predicted by membrane theory. This unexpected behavior persists up to temperatures of at least 900 K and is a consequence of the fact that in graphane the thermal energy can be accommodated by in-plane bending modes, i.e., modes involving C-C-C bond angles in the buckled carbon layer, instead of leading to significant out-of-plane fluctuations that occur in graphene.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000306649200002 Publication Date 2012-07-23
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 46 Open Access
  Notes ; We thank A. Fasolino, A. Dobry, and K. H. Michel for their useful comments. S.C. is supported by the Belgian Science Foundation (BELSPO). This work is supported by the ESF-EuroGRAPHENE project CONGRAN and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2012 IF: 3.767
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:100840 Serial 3630
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Author Liu, Y.; Cheng, F.; Li, X.J.; Peeters, F.M.; Chang, K.
  Title Tuning of the two electron states in quantum rings through the spin-orbit interaction Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 82 Issue (down) 4 Pages 1-7
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  Abstract The effect of the Coulomb interaction on the energy spectrum and anisotropic distribution of two electron states in a quantum ring in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction (RSOI) and Dresselhaus SOI (DSOI) is investigated in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field. We find that the interplay between the RSOI and DSOI makes the single quantum ring behaves like a laterally coupled quantum dot and the interdot coupling can be tuned by changing the strengths of the SOIs. The interplay can lead to singlet-triplet state mixing and anticrossing behavior when the singlet and triplet states meet with increasing magnetic field. The two electron ground state displays a bar-bell-like spatial anisotropic distribution in a quantum ring at a specific crystallographic direction, i.e., [110] or [11̅ 0], which can be switched by reversing the direction of the perpendicular electric field. The ground state exhibits a singlet-triplet state transition with increasing magnetic field and strengths of RSOI and DSOI. An anisotropic electron distribution is predicted which can be detected through the measurement of its optical properties.
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  Language Wos 000280234100006 Publication Date 2010-07-22
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  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 14 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by NSFC under Grants No. 60525405 and No. 10874175 and the Belgium Science Policy (IAP). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84087 Serial 3756
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Author Vasilopoulos, P.; Kálmán, O.; Peeters, F.M.; Benedict, M.G.
  Title Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in a mesoscopic ring with asymmetric arm-dependent injection Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 75 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035304,1-7
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000243895400086 Publication Date 2007-01-05
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 29 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2007 IF: 3.172
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:63751 Serial 86
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Author Moldovan, D.; Masir, M.R.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Electronic states in a graphene flake strained by a Gaussian bump Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 88 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035446-35447
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The effect of strain in graphene is usually modeled by a pseudomagnetic vector potential which is, however, derived in the limit of small strain. In realistic cases deviations are expected in view of graphene's very high strain tolerance, which can be up to 25%. Here we investigate the pseudomagnetic field generated by a Gaussian bump and we show that it exhibits significant differences with numerical tight-binding results. Furthermore, we calculate the electronic states in the strained region for a hexagon shaped flake with armchair edges. We find that the sixfold symmetry of the wave functions inside the Gaussian bump is directly related to the different effects of strain along the fundamental directions of graphene: zigzag and armchair. Low energy electrons are strongly confined in the armchair directions and are localized on the carbon atoms of a single sublattice.
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  Language Wos 000322587500003 Publication Date 2013-07-30
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 50 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Program Euro-GRAPHENE within the project CONGRAN, the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl), and the Methusalem Funding of the Flemish Government. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109800 Serial 1007
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Author Xu, W.; Peeters, F.M.; Devreese, J.T.
  Title Electrophonon resonances in a quasi-two-dimensional electron system Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1993 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 48 Issue (down) 3 Pages 1562-1570
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems
  Abstract When the energy difference between two electric subbands in a quasi-two-dimensional electron system equals a LO-phonon energy, resonant scattering will occur. This leads to an enhancement of the scattering rate and, consequently, to a suppression of the conductivity. Changing the energy difference between the electric subbands (e.g., through a gate) leads to a series of electrophonon resonances in the conductivity. A detailed study is made of this effect for different confinement potentials. We found that the scattering processes where the emission of a phonon is involved are very important for the electrophonon resonance and that the size of the effect decreases with increasing temperature.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos A1993LP05000024 Publication Date 2002-07-27
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited 45 Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:5747 Serial 1022
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Author Shi, J.; Peeters, F.M.; Edmonds, K.W.; Gallagher, B.L.
  Title Even-odd transition in the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas subjected to periodic magnetic and electric modulations Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2002 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 66 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035328-035328,9
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We investigate low-temperature magnetotransport of high-mobility two-dimensional electron gases subjected to one-dimensional periodic magnetic and electric modulations. Our previous quantum perturbation theory is extended to lower temperatures and the energy broadening due to impurity scattering is incorporated. Numerical calculations are made for situations where several Landau bands overlap. We find that the Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations are dominated by collisional resistance. The amplitudes of the SdH oscillations are strongly modulated and the positions of the SdH minima switch between even and odd Landau-level filling factors, in the resistance both parallel and perpendicular to the one-dimensional modulation. This is a consequence of the internal structure (i.e., smeared out van Hove singularities) of overlapping Landau bands. Our theoretical results are in good agreement with recent experiments.
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  Language Wos 000177338500090 Publication Date 2002-10-01
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  ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 32 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2002 IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:94918 Serial 1091
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Author Esfahani, D.N.; Covaci, L.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Field effect on surface states in a doped Mott-insulator thin film Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 87 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035131-35136
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Surface effects of a doped thin film made of a strongly correlated material are investigated both in the absence and presence of a perpendicular electric field. We use an inhomogeneous Gutzwiller approximation for a single-band Hubbard model in order to describe correlation effects. For low doping, the bulk value of the quasiparticle weight is recovered exponentially deep into the slab, but with increasing doping, additional Friedel oscillations appear near the surface. We show that the inverse correlation length has a power-law dependence on the doping level. In the presence of an electrical field, considerable changes in the quasiparticle weight can be realized throughout the system. We observe a large difference (as large as five orders of magnitude) in the quasiparticle weight near the opposite sides of the slab. This effect can be significant in switching devices that use the surface states for transport. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.035131
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  Language Wos 000313941000001 Publication Date 2013-01-29
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 4 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI). ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:110086 Serial 1190
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Author Leenaerts, O.; Sahin, H.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title First-principles investigation of B- and N-doped fluorographene Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 88 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035434-35435
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The effect of substitutional doping of fluorographene with boron and nitrogen atoms on its electronic and magnetic properties is investigated using first-principles calculations. It is found that boron dopants can be readily incorporated in the fluorographene crystal where they act as shallow acceptors and cause hole doping, but no changes in the magnetic properties are observed. Nitrogen dopants act as deep donors and give rise to a magnetic moment, but the resulting system becomes chemically unstable. These results are opposite to what was found for substitutional doping of graphane, i.e., hydrogenated graphene, in which case B substituents induce magnetism and N dopants do not.
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  Language Wos 000322083700002 Publication Date 2013-07-22
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 16 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl) and the Methusalem program of the Flemish government. H.S. is supported by a FWO Pegasus-long Marie Curie Fellowship. Computational resources were provided by TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure), and the HPC infrastructure of the University of Antwerp (CalcUA), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:109807 Serial 1210
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Author Nistor, S.V.; Stefan, M.; Nistor, L.C.; Goovaerts, E.; Van Tendeloo, G.
  Title Incorporation and localization of substitutional Mn2+ ions in cubic ZnS quantum dots Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 81 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035336,1-035336,6
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Nanostructured and organic optical and electronic materials (NANOrOPT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Multifrequency electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) investigations were performed on small (2 nm) cubic ZnS nanocrystals (quantum dotsQDs) doped with 0.2% mol Mn2+, self-assembled into a mesoporous structure. The EPR data analysis shows that the substitutional Mn2+ ions are localized at Zn2+ sites subjected to a local axial lattice distortion, resulting in the observed zero-field-splitting parameter |D|=41×10−4 cm−1. The local distortion is attributed to the presence in the second shell of ligands of a stacking fault or twin, which alters the normal stacking sequence of the cubic structure. The HRTEM results confirm the presence of such extended planar defects in a large percentage of the investigated QDs, which makes possible the proposed substitutional Mn2+ impurity ions localization model. Based on these results it is suggested that the high doping levels of Mn2+ ions observed in cubic ZnS and possible in other II-VI semiconductor QDs prepared at low temperatures can be explained by the assistance of the extended lattice defects in the impurities incorporation.
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  Language Wos 000277970900007 Publication Date 2010-01-29
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 55 Open Access
  Notes Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:83649 Serial 1597
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Author Maignan, A.; Lebedev, O.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Martin, C.; Hebert, S.
  Title Metal to insulator transition in the n-type hollandite vanadate Pb1.6V8O16 Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 82 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035122, 1-035122,5
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The transport and magnetic measurements of polycrystalline Pb1.6V8O16 hollandite reveal a concomitant metal to insulator and antiferromagnetic transition at TMI≈140 K. A clear localization is found below TMI, evidenced by a rapid increase in the absolute value of the negative Seebeck coefficient. The structural study by x-ray and transmission electron microscopy confirms the hollandite structure and shows that no structural transition occurs at TMI, ruling out a possible charge orbital ordering. The negative Seebeck coefficient observed from 50 K up to 900 K, with values reaching S=−38 μV K−1 at 900 K, is explained by the electron doping of ∼1.4e− in the V empty t2g orbitals responsible for the bad metal resistivity (ρ900 K∼2 mΩ cm). As this S value is close to that obtained by considering only the spin and orbital degeneracies, it is expected that |S| for such vanadates will not be sensitive at high temperature to the t2g band filling
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  Language Wos 000280366300002 Publication Date 2010-07-27
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 10 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:84065 Serial 2009
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Author Zhang, L.; Turner, S.; Brosens, F.; Verbeeck, J.
  Title Model-based determination of dielectric function by STEM low-loss EELS Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2010 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 81 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035102
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT); Theory of quantum systems and complex systems
  Abstract Dielectric properties of materials are crucial in describing the electromagnetic response of materials. As devices are becoming considerably smaller than the optical wavelength, the conventional measuring methods based on optical response are limited by their spatial resolution. Electron energy loss spectroscopy performed in a scanning transmission electron microscope is a good alternative to obtain the dielectric properties with excellent spatial resolution. Due to the overlap of diffraction discs in scanning transmission electron microscopy, it is difficult to apply conventional experimental settings to suppress retardation losses. In this contribution, a relativistic dielectric model for the loss function is presented which is used in a model based optimization scheme to estimate the complex dielectric function of a material. The method is applied to experiments on bulk diamond and SrTiO3 and shows a good agreement with optical reference data when retardation effects are included. Application of this technique to nanoparticles is possible but several theoretical assumptions made in the model of the loss function are violated and interpretation becomes problematic.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000274002300027 Publication Date 2010-01-08
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 9 Open Access
  Notes Esteem – 026019; Fwo Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2010 IF: 3.774
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:81258UA @ admin @ c:irua:81258 Serial 2098
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Author Apolinario, S.W.S.; Partoens, B.; Peeters, F.M.
  Title Multiple rings in a 3D anisotropic Wigner crystal: structural and dynamical properties Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 77 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035321,1-9
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos 000252862900102 Publication Date 2008-01-16
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 17 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2008 IF: 3.322
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:67821 Serial 2229
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Author Peeters, F.M.; Vasilopoulos, P.
  Title Quantum transport of a two-dimensional electron gas in a spatially modulated magnetic field Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1993 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 47 Issue (down) 3 Pages 1466-1473
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Electrical transport properties of a two-dimensional electron gas axe studied in the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field B modulated weakly and periodically along one direction, B = (B + B0 cos Kx)z, with B0 much less than B, K = 2pi/a, and a being the period of the modulation. B0 is taken constant or proportional to B. The Landau levels broaden into bands and their width, proportional to the modulation strength B0, oscillates with B and gives rise to oscillations in the magnetoresistance at low B. These oscillations reflect the commensurability between the cyclotron diameter at the Fermi level and the period a and consequently hey are distinctly different from the Shubnikov-de Ha.as ones, at higher B, in period and temperature dependence. The bandwidth at the Fermi energy can be one order of magnitude larger, at low B, than that of the electric case for equal modulation strengths. The resulting magnetoresistance oscillations have a much higher amplitude than those of the electric case with which they are out of phase. Explicit asymptotic expressions are derived for the temperature dependence of the transport coefficients. The case when both electric and magnetic modulations are present is also considered. The position of the resulting oscillations depends on the ratio delta between the two modulation strengths. When the modulations are out of phase there is no shift in the position of the oscillations when delta varies and for a particular value of delta the oscillations are suppressed.
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  Publisher Place of Publication Lancaster, Pa Editor
  Language Wos A1993KJ51800042 Publication Date 2002-07-27
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0163-1829;1095-3795; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.736 Times cited 169 Open Access
  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:5787 Serial 2795
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Author Scuracchio, P.; Costamagna; Peeters, F.M.; Dobry, A.
  Title Role of atomic vacancies and boundary conditions on ballistic thermal transport in graphene nanoribbons Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 90 Issue (down) 3 Pages 035429
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract Quantum thermal transport in armchair and zigzag graphene nanoribbons is investigated in the presence of single atomic vacancies and subject to different boundary conditions. We start with a full comparison of the phonon polarizations and energy dispersions as given by a fifth-nearest-neighbor force-constant model (5NNFCM) and by elasticity theory of continuum membranes (ETCM). For free-edge ribbons, we discuss the behavior of an additional acoustic edge-localized flexural mode, known as fourth acoustic branch (4ZA), which has a small gap when it is obtained by the 5NNFCM. Then, we show that ribbons with supported edges have a sample-size dependent energy gap in the phonon spectrum which is particularly large for in-plane modes. Irrespective to the calculation method and the boundary condition, the dependence of the energy gap for the low-energy optical phonon modes against the ribbon width W is found to be proportional to 1/W for in-plane, and 1/W-2 for out-of-plane phonon modes. Using the 5NNFCM, the ballistic thermal conductance and its contributions from every single phonon mode are then obtained by the nonequilibrium Green's function technique. We found that, while edge and central localized single atomic vacancies do not affect the low-energy transmission function of in-plane phonon modes, they reduce considerably the contributions of the flexural modes. On the other hand, in-plane modes contributions are strongly dependent on the boundary conditions and at low temperatures can be highly reduced in supported-edge samples. These findings could open a route to engineer graphene based devices where it is possible to discriminate the relative contribution of polarized phonons and to tune the thermal transport on the nanoscale.
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  Language Wos 000339443800009 Publication Date 2014-07-21
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 20 Open Access
  Notes ; Discussions with S. D. Dalosto and K. H. Michel are gratefully acknowledged. This work was partially supported by PIP 11220090100392 of CONICET (Argentina) and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-VI). We acknowledge funding from the FWO (Belgium)-MINCyT (Argentina) collaborative research project. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2014 IF: 3.736
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118698 Serial 2911
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